Seam for sewed articles.



V. J. VAN HORN. sum FOR SEWED ARTICLES.

AIPLIOATION FILED FEB.13;1911.

1,100,510. Patented June 16,1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

VANDIVE B I. VAN HORN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO UNION SPECIAL CHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COBPOBLTION OF ILLINOIS.-

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Specification 0! Letters latent.

Patented June 16, 1914."

To all whom it may concern:

:Be it known that I, Vamnvrm J. Van HORN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Seams for Sewed Articles, of which the following is a description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ornamental seams forsewed articles, and has for an object to rovidea fabric with a plurality of substantially parallel lines of stitching and an ornamental thread which extends back and forth from one line of stitching to the other, wh1ch thread is formed into a series of loops lying along one line of stitching and secure thereb Y In t e drawings,-Figure 1 is a plan view showing a fabric having said improved seam embodied therein; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail, showing the construction of said seam.

The fabric A is provided with two lines of stitching 1 and 2 which, as herein shown, are substantially -parallel. The line of stitching 1 is produced by the needle punctures 3, 3, while the line of stitching 2 is produced by the needle punctures 4,, 4. An ornamental thread 5 extends from one line of stitching to the other, encircles a. needle puncture 4 and again crosses from one line of stitc other, as at 7 The portion of the ornamen- "including a fabric,

as at 6, and then ing to the.

tal thread 5 extending outside of the line a of stitching 1 is formed into a lorlg loop 8.

Said loop 8 is given a half twist, so as to cross the strands thereof, as at 9. The 100 is' laid along the line of stitbhin 1, an is entered by a needle uncture 3. The loop 8 extends underneath t e ornamental thread 7. The ornamental thread extends underneath the needle threads forming the lines of stitching 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- ..a'ers Patent, is

1. An ornamental seam for sewed articles, including a fabric, two, substantially paraL lel lines of stitching, and an ornamental thread extending back and forth from one line of stitchingl to the other, said thread at one line of stitc ing being formed into loops, which are laid along said line of stitching and secured thereby.

2. An ornamental seam for sewed articles two substantially parallel lines of stitching, and an ornamental thread extending back and forth from one line of stitching to the other, the ortion of said ornamental thread outside 0 one line of stitching being formed intoloops which are half twisted, said loops being laid along said line'of stitching and sheared thereby;

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' VANDIVER J. VAN HORN. Witnesses:

Gnoncn N. B. Lowns, EARL O. IMMEL. 

